One of the best ways to get a gauge on the buzziest topics of the year is to see what people searched for online. Who had the most popular baby bump in 2011 according to search engines?
Plus: Weirdest Celebrity Baby Names
Thanks to the flashy and unexpected debut of her belly at the MTV Video Music Awards, Beyonce topped the list of most-searched-for pregnant celebs, according to Yahoo!. Here’s the rest of the list:
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I know I’m supposed to be all HOLIDAYSANTALIGHTSCANDY!!!PRESENTS!!! but at T Minus Three Days Before Christmas I’m a teensy weensy bit, um, done. [Ducks.] Anyone else? I mean, I love Christmas, I really truly do, but I’m just a little TIRED, a little COOKIED-OUT. I can’t believe I just said that, but it’s true! I’m ready to open those presents and get over the bummed out feeling when I realize for the umpteenth Christmas in a row that my present for Phillip is lame-o and start looking forward to my ladies’ weekend away at the end of January. Sun! Quiet!
I’m always HIGHLY annoyed by the “how they lost the weight” stories that show celebrity new moms practically naked on magazine covers, looking like they didn’t just haul a human in their bellies for nine months and then chuck it through their loins.
Thu, 12/22/2011
Bugaboo
Babies “R” Us, Buy Buy Baby, Neiman Marcus, other department stores and independent juvenile stores, Bugaboo.com and other online retailers nationwide from December 2005 to July 2011 for about $45.
When the adapter is used on a stroller that also has a wheeled board accessory attached for transporting a standing toddler, and the car seat is positioned so the child faces forward, the car seat can disconnect from the adapter and fall.
About 64,000
Consumers should immediately stop using the adapter and contact Bugaboo for a free service kit and decals.
0
Bugaboo received one report of the car seat disconnecting from the adapter and stroller frame, causing a minor injury.
Tue, 12/13/2011
Toys Distribution
Small toy stores in Colorado and Texas from December 2009 through December 2010 for about $2.
The recalled rattles can break into small parts, posing a choking hazard to young children and violating the federal safety requirements for rattles. In addition, the size of the handle on some of the rattles is small enough to enter an infant’s mouth, lodge in the throat and cause a choking hazard or lead to bruises and lacerations.
About 50
Consumers should take the recalled rattles away from children immediately and return them to the place of purchase or contact Toys Distribution Inc. to receive a full refund or replacement product.
None reported
Thu, 09/01/2011
Manhattan Group
Baby and gift and specialty stores nationwide and online at ManhattanToy.com from March 2011 through July 2011 for about $12.
The toy’s U-shaped parts can break, posing a choking hazard.
About 3,300 in the United States and 145 in Canada
Consumers should take the rattles away from children immediately and return them to the store where purchased to receive a full refund.
For additional information, contact Manhattan Group at (800) 541-1345 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.manhattantoy.com
None reported.
Wed, 06/01/2011
Kahn Enterprises
Beeni Baby’s website www.beeni.net from January 2009 through May 2011 for about $25.
A baby can spit up during use, posing an asphyxiation hazard.
About 35
Consumers should immediately stop using the hats and contact Kahn Enterprises to receive a full refund. Kahn Enterprises will provide consumers with a postage paid label to return the product. The firm is directly contacting consumers who purchased the recalled baby hats.
For additional information, email Kahn Enterprises at info@beeni-kids.com, visit the firm’s website at www.beeni.net or call the firm collect at (612) 310-4053.
Tue, 04/05/2011
Key Baby
Retail stores nationwide from April 2010 through February 2011 for about $6.
The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards and pose a choking hazard to young children.
About 29,000
Consumers should immediately take the recalled pacifiers away from infants and contact Key Baby for instructions on returning the product for a full refund or $10 coupon toward the purchase of any Pampers® Natural Stages products.
For additional information, contact Key Baby toll-free at (800) 447-1224 anytime, or visit the company’s web site at www.key-baby.com
Wed, 03/16/2011
Parigi
Various specialty stores nationwide and online through Amazon.com from May 2010 through June 2010 for about $13.
Decorative rhinestones and sequins on the jeans’ pockets can pose a choking hazard to young children.
About 1,600 units
Consumers should immediately take the jeans away from children and return them to the retail store where they were purchased for a full refund, or contact the firm for instructions on how to return the product by mail for a full refund.
For additional information, contact Parigi Group collect at (212) 378-1205 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.parigigroup.com
